Are we on the brink of a robot war? Call for UN law to ban killer robots

Are we on the brink of a robot war? Call for UN law to ban killer robots

The threat of a robot war could become a reality with the rise of autonomous weapons and investment in emerging technologies that currently have no bans or sanctions on how they are used despite campaigns from experts to do so. There has been increased pressure from activists, artificial intelligence experts and roboticists to impose a pre-emptive ban on “killer robots” but the United Nations (UN) has been criticised for taking too long to enact any kind of restriction on autonomous weapons and their continued research and development by the military. An article by The Guardian explains the latest on the UN’s negotiations come from a general assembly in New York where it is expected to discuss robot weaponry. However, there is the fear that there may not be an agreement…